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mất công

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waste effort
Verb
waste effort
2 senses 2 Components
Meaning
2 senses

Verb

Sense 1 Verb
waste effort Core ActionsTheme

To spend time and energy on a task that eventually yields no useful result.

vi Tôi đã mất công cả ngày để sửa máy tính nhưng nó vẫn không hoạt động.

en I wasted the whole day trying to fix the computer, but it still doesn't work.

Adjective

Sense 2 Adjective
useless

Describing an action or effort that does not achieve any practical purpose or benefit.

vi Thật là mất công khi phải làm lại mọi thứ từ đầu.

en It is useless to have to redo everything from the beginning.

Parts
mất / công
Use
mất tích / mất mát / mất dạy / mất lòng …
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